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Ontario Calling for More Private Clinics to Handle Hip and Knee Surgeries

ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 2 – Ontario will invest $125 million to add 20,000 publicly funded orthopedic surgeries over two years while ensuring no extra fees for faster access, aiming to reduce wait times.

  • On July 2, 2025, Ontario's government opened applications for private centres to perform up to 20,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries over two years.
  • This follows the Ford government's Bill 60 legislation passed in May 2023, which started a system shift to privatize 50 percent of certain surgical procedures including orthopedic surgeries.
  • The plan includes $125 million in public funding to support these surgeries at accredited private centres that must not charge extra fees or prioritize patients based on payment.
  • In 2024, Ontario achieved benchmark wait times for 82 percent of hip replacement surgeries, with approximately 139,000 hip and knee procedures performed annually at an average cost of $10,500 each. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, the government’s plan aims to provide more integrated and accessible care for patients.
  • The expansion aims to reduce wait times and ease hospital burdens but faces criticism over potential risks to public care and concerns about safety and profiteering in private facilities.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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